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Justin Schultz scored his first two-point game of the season during Thursday's 6-2 win over the Stars.

Schultz picked up a pair of helpers to bring his total up to seven for the season, and eight points. He now has 16 points in 42 games with the Penguins. Dec 2 - 12:47 AM

Justin Schultz is quarterbacking the Penguins power play in the absence of Kris Letang.

The Penguins were 4-18 in Letang's first four games and are 4-19 without him in five contests. While Schultz has only one assist in the five games and two in nine games this season, the promotion has to do wonders for his confidence. Letang is expected back this week but look for Schultz to qb the second unit. Oct 30 - 9:41 AM

Justin Schultz has signed a one-year, $1.4 million contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Schultz was an unrestricted free agent after the Penguins declined to present him with a qualifying offer. That allowed Pittsburgh to present him with a significantly cheaper contract than the $3.9 million deal he had for 2015-16. He had four goals and 18 points in 63 games with Edmonton and Pittsburgh last season. Jul 13 - 12:46 PM

He can test unrestricted free agency now, but still could sign with the Penguins for less than the $3.9 million he earned last year. Schultz skated in 18 regular-season games and 15 playoff matches with Pittsburgh in 2015-16 after he was acquired from Edmonton. Jun 27 - 2:11 PM

Depth Charts

Sidney Crosby scored a goal and an assist in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Florida Panthers.

Crosby continues to light up opposing goalies on a nightly basis. He opened the scoring just 3:06 into the game and he also picked up the primary assist on Conor Sheary's goal less than two minutes later. The Pens captain is currently riding a six-game point streak. Despite missing six games earlier this season, he's already found the back of the net 18 times in 21 games. Crosby is the best player in the game right now.

Evgeni Malkin scored a goal and registered two assists in the Penguins' 8-5 win over Ottawa Monday night.

Malkin is on a six-game point streak. Phil Kessel also recorded a goal and two helpers Monday night. Justin Schultz had his third goal and eighth assist of 2016-17. Sidney Crosby and Matt Cullen each found the back of the net. Ian Cole assisted on two of the Penguins' eight goals.

Nick Bonino has three goals this season with two coming in his last two games.

The forward has 10 points in 25 games after an outstanding playoff last season where he had 18 points in 24 games playing alongside Phil Kessel and Carl Hagelin. He currently isn't playing with them but his average of .4 points per game is just slightly below his norm.

It looks like Scott Wilson will start the 2016-17 season on a line with Evgeni Malkin.

The duo have played well together and it continued Saturday as Wilson had a goal and a couple of helpers in a 5-3 loss to Columbus. Bryan Rust was scheduled to start on the wing with Malkin this season but he has yet to suit up for a practice due to injuries, including a broken finger suffered in Game 6 of the Cup final in June. It will definitely boost Wilson's value if he is able to remain on Malkin's line.

Carl Hagelin will not be receiving extra power play time with the injury to Patric Hornqvist.

Hagelin has slotted into a third line role with plenty of time on the penalty kill and that's just where coach Mike Sullivan wants him. "I've always enjoyed the defensive part of the game," Hagelin said. "When I got to Michigan, that's when I started playing PK a lot. There were a lot of talented guys on the team. I was put on the first PK unit, and I had a lot of fun going out there. I still do. It's a big part of game, and it's a big reason why I love the game, to be honest with you. I love going out there and trying to disrupt their power play." Hagelin has only two goals and six points in 18 games so he shouldn't be on your fantasy roster.

Sheary had 10 points in 44 contests as a rookie in 2015-16, but he's broken out in a big way as a sophomore. With a goal and an assist on Thursday, he's up to seven goals and 15 points in 20 contests this season. It naturally helps that Sheary has been playing alongside Sidney Crosby, but that's an arrangement that might persist throughout the season, especially if Sheary keeps producing like this.

Phil Kessel has been playing on the second line with Evgeni Malkin and Carl Hagelin of late.

Kessel has eight goals this season with four finding the back of the net in the last six games. He played a lot last season with Malkin but the chemistry was not there. Thus far this season, the story has been different and Kessel is starting to shoot more. "I thought he was on the puck," coach Mike Sullivan said of Kessel, who picked up his first multi-goal game of the season. "He’s a threat. He’s got such a great shot. Whether it’s off the rush, underneath the hashmarks as part of the cycle game. I thought he did a better job of tonight of participating in that aspect of the game. We preach to this team all the time that we have to be a team that can generate offense different ways."

Patric Hornqvist is staying hot during his return to the Penguins' lineup.

He posted a power play goal and an assist during the 6-2 win over the Stars, and he now has three points in two games since returning. He also has points in four of his last five total games played. For the season Hornqvist has six goals and 16 points in 18 games.

Bryan Rust had a hat trick and registered an assist to lead the Penguins in an 8-5 victory over Ottawa Monday night.

Rust's hat trick was an unusual one. He got his first goal just 1:45 minutes into the game, but then didn't find the back of the net again until the third frame. His second marker was scored on a penalty shot and then he completed the hat trick with an empty netter at 17:32 of the third period. On a team with quite a bit of offensive talent - as tonight's game displayed - Rust is not known for his goal scoring touch. In fact he had just eight goals in 77 career NHL games prior to Monday's efforts.

Kris Letang scored the winning goal in Saturday night’s 4-3 shootout win of the Pittsburgh Penguins over the New Jersey Devils.

Letang was the third shooter on the ice for the Penguins; Travis Zajac was unable to answer. Letang could not score in regulation, but that did not come from a lack of effort. He made six shots on goal Saturday night with more than 29 minutes of time on ice.

Olli Maatta practiced on Tuesday alongside Kris Letang in the top pairing.

Coach Mike Sullivan moved Brian Dumoulin down to the second unit as he partnered Trevor Daley. Maatta has been anything but an offensive force this season with only one assist in 19 games but he can't help but get better offensive stats with Letang at his side.

Trevor Daley has been quite impressive in the defensive zone this season.

Daley has started the season by blocking more shots than he ever has in the NHL and he is getting on the ice when the draw is in his zone a lot more than ever before. "You want to improve every year and do something a little bit better," Daley said. "With the team we have here, we have such good offensive guys. The quicker that we get back and get the puck up to them, and basically get out of their way, the better it is. Plus, you pretty much have to be good defensively to play in the game today." Daley has two goals and six points in 18 games as is plus-two despite being a minus-three in his last five contests. At 33, his offensive skills may be diminishing but he did have a goal and six points in 15 playoff games last season.

The Penguins spotted Murray a 3-0 lead after 20 minutes of play and they never looked back. The 22-year-old continues to impress in his first full NHL regular season. He has a 9-2-0 record with a 1.94 goals-against-average and a .932 save percentage this season. Murray's clearly the Penguins' number one goalie.